best save percentage in a season in nhl

Jacques Plante has the best save percentage in a season, at .944 in 1970-71.

Interpreted as:
best save percentage with a minimum of 25.625 games played per 82 team games by a player in a season in NHL
NAME SV% SEASON TM GP GS W L T OTL SA SV GA GAA SHO MIN
1 Jacques Plante
J. Plante
.944
1970-71
TOR TOR
40
24
11
4
1,297
1,224
73
1.89
4
2323
2 Craig Anderson
C. Anderson
.941
2012-13
OTT OTT
24
24
12
9
2
677
637
40
1.69
3
1421
3 Jacques Plante
J. Plante
.940
1968-69
STL STL
37
18
12
6
1,174
1,104
70
1.96
5
2138
4 Brian Elliott
B. Elliott
.940
2011-12
STL STL
38
36
23
10
4
972
914
58
1.56
9
2235
5 Tim Thomas
T. Thomas
.938
2010-11
BOS BOS
57
55
35
11
9
1,811
1,699
112
2.00
9
3364
6 Linus Ullmark
L. Ullmark
.938
2022-23
BOS BOS
49
48
40
6
0
1
1,457
1,366
91
1.89
2
2882
7 Dominik Hasek
D. Hasek
.937
1998-99
BUF BUF
64
64
30
18
14
1,877
1,758
119
1.87
9
3817
8 Cory Schneider
C. Schneider
.937
2011-12
VAN VAN
33
28
20
8
1
945
885
60
1.96
3
1833
9 Igor Shesterkin
I. Shesterkin
.935
2021-22
NYR NYR
53
52
36
13
0
4
1,622
1,516
106
2.07
6
3071
10 Bruce Gamble
B. Gamble
.934
1967-68
TOR TOR
41
20
14
2
1,294
1,209
85
2.32
5
2194
11 Ben Bishop
B. Bishop
.934
2018-19
DAL DAL
46
45
27
15
0
2
1,323
1,236
87
1.98
7
2637
12 Johnny Bower
J. Bower
.934
1967-68
TOR TOR
43
13
17
8
1,275
1,191
84
2.26
4
2230
13 Tony Esposito
T. Esposito
.934
1971-72
CHI CHI
48
31
10
6
1,241
1,159
82
1.77
9
2778
14 Gump Worsley
G. Worsley
.933
1971-72
MNS MNS
34
16
10
7
1,022
954
68
2.12
2
1924
15 Carey Price
C. Price
.933
2014-15
MTL MTL
66
66
44
16
6
1,953
1,823
130
1.96
9
3977
16 Josh Harding
J. Harding
.933
2013-14
MIN MIN
29
26
18
7
3
690
644
46
1.66
3
1668
17 Dwayne Roloson
D. Roloson
.933
2003-04
MIN MIN
48
46
19
18
11
1,323
1,234
89
1.88
5
2847
18 Miikka Kiprusoff
M. Kiprusoff
.933
2003-04
CGY CGY
38
38
24
10
4
966
901
65
1.70
4
2301
19 Tim Thomas
T. Thomas
.933
2008-09
BOS BOS
54
54
36
11
7
1,694
1,580
114
2.10
5
3259
20 Marty Turco
M. Turco
.932
2002-03
DAL DAL
55
52
31
10
10
1,359
1,267
92
1.72
7
3203
21 Alex Nedeljkovic
A. Nedeljkovic
.932
2020-21
CAR CAR
23
23
15
5
0
3
649
605
44
1.90
3
1392
22 Bernie Parent
B. Parent
.932
1973-74
PHI PHI
73
47
13
12
2,006
1,870
136
1.89
12
4307
23 Johnny Bower
J. Bower
.932
1963-64
TOR TOR
51
24
15
11
1,557
1,451
106
2.11
5
3008
24 Tony Esposito
T. Esposito
.932
1969-70
CHI CHI
63
38
17
8
1,995
1,859
136
2.17
15
3760
25 Sergei Bobrovsky
S. Bobrovsky
.932
2012-13
CBJ CBJ
38
37
21
11
6
1,084
1,010
74
2.00
4
2219
StatMuse has season-level data for save percentage going back to the 1955-56 season.

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TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
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26
4
108
37
Lightning Lightning
47
27
8
102
75
Panthers Panthers
47
31
4
98
29
Senators Senators
45
30
7
97
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Canadiens Canadiens
40
31
11
91
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39
35
8
86
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Sabres Sabres
36
39
7
79
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Bruins Bruins
33
39
10
76
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
4/29
OTT OTT
@
TOR TOR
1:00 PM
Thu
5/1
TOR TOR
@
OTT OTT
1:00 PM
Sat
5/3
OTT OTT
@
TOR TOR
1:00 PM
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2

Final

3

TOR Maple Leafs

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Thu 24 Apr 2025

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Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Jets Jets
56
22
4
116
86
Stars Stars
50
26
6
106
53
Avalanche Avalanche
49
29
4
102
43
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
50
22
10
110
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Kings Kings
48
25
9
105
44
Oilers Oilers
48
29
5
101
23
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
52
26
4
108
37
Lightning Lightning
47
27
8
102
75
Panthers Panthers
47
31
4
98
29
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Capitals Capitals
51
22
9
111
56
Hurricanes Hurricanes
47
30
5
99
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Devils Devils
42
33
7
91
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NHL 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
3/25
NJD NJD
@
CHI CHI
5-3
Tue
3/25
VAN VAN
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NYI NYI
5-2
Tue
3/25
DAL DAL
@
EDM EDM
4-3
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3/25
BOS BOS
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ANA ANA
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Wed
3/26
PIT PIT
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Sat
4/26
DAL DAL
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COL COL
9:30 PM
Sun
4/27
WPG WPG
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STL STL
1:00 PM
Sun
4/27
CAR CAR
@
NJD NJD
3:30 PM
Sun
4/27
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MTL MTL
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EDM EDM
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